Posts Tagged ‘Organizing’

How Obama lost his voice, and how he can get it back

Filed under: Organizing — by Will Kirkland 01/16/2012 @ 4:18:23 PM
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Not much has changed in the Obama White House since Marshall Ganz wrote this opinion piece 14 months ago.  It is worth reading a concise and exemplary critique even at … [Keep reading >>]

Rural Organizing Project in Oregon

Filed under: Organizing — by Guest 06/24/2011 @ 2:59:20 PM
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Dear ROPnet,

Over the last month Congressman Greg Walden’s Central Oregon office has been receiving our “Notice of Foreclosure” over and over again; one from every county in the state.  Our ”Foreclose … [Keep reading >>]

State of Emergency: Teachers Organize

Filed under: Action! | Education — by Will Kirkland 05/9/2011 @ 1:45:49 PM
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Teachers in California today are launching a weeklong effort across the state to pressure lawmakers to pass tax extensions and increases in order to prevent any further cuts to schools.

Events … [Keep reading >>]

Who Shut Down the Hope Machine?

Filed under: Organizing — by Will Kirkland 11/10/2010 @ 11:58:19 AM
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Van Jones had some words for activists gathered last weekend at the Sanity/Fear face off on the Mall:
“Now, here’s our problem,” he says. “Most of the people who are in … [Keep reading >>]

Obama and the Organizers

Filed under: Organizing — by Will Kirkland 07/5/2010 @ 12:41:18 PM
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Marshall Ganz, long time chief organizer for the United Farmworkers, had a big hand in putting Obama into office. Here he lectures at MIT to young organizers about where … [Keep reading >>]

Obama: This Campaign Is About You

Filed under: Organizing | Presidential 2008 — by Will Kirkland 06/9/2008 @ 2:00:24 AM
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Obama speaks to the Chicago national campaign crew, quietly, deeply and urgently.

“When I started this campaign I wasn’t sure that I was going to be the … [Keep reading >>]

Obama Money Machine

Filed under: Presidential 2008 — by Will Kirkland 05/14/2008 @ 9:31:11 PM
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The Joshua Green, Atlantic article on Obama and Silicon valley I mentioned the other day is on-line now. Pretty interesting stuff. … [Keep reading >>]

Words for Acts

Perhaps an honest world will never exist. But what's to keep us from dreaming? If each one of us tries to change, maybe we'll succeed.

Rita Atria -- The Sicilian Rebel



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